Friday, February 8, 2008

Here it is, one week and two days later, and I finally have, not the old computer fixed, but a brand spanking new computer! The "new" motherboard for the old computer was exchanged for yet another new motherboard, which also did not work. The problem was that the motherboard is not compatible with that particular model of computer. It was not listed as being compatible when Hubs ordered it, but he was assured by the techies at E-Machine that it would indeed work. Well, indeed, it DID not work! So, we finally decided that the best route was to just break down and buy a new computer. We were headed for the local electronics store to look for one, but on the way, Hubs said, "You know, sometimes they have some good deals at WalMart on computers." Since I was driving, and I love WalMart, I promptly headed the car straight over to wallyworld. We walked in, and within 5 minutes, found exactly what we were looking for, for exactly the price I (I'm the original "Ebenezer Scrooge") was willing to pay, and we walked out the door about ten minutes later with this shiny new "baby"!I even set it all up myself, something I've never done before, and installed some of my programs on it, a chore which I usually delegate to Hubs. But he was sick last night, and I wanted the new computer up and running and wanted to be able to put my pics on so I could "brag" about my new-found 'talents', so I did it myself. I figured I'm a quasi-intelligent human being (although a little 'twisted' at times) who could figure it out and it was way easier than I expected. So there you have it, folks, the computer saga has finally come to an end with a good result (at least I think so! ha ha). TTFN, :)